#c5aeaa

Color #c5aeaa

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c5aeaa

RGB

rgb(197, 174, 170)

HSL

hsl(8.9, 18.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.9, 13.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 13.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.92, 7.61, 5.09)

LCH

lch(72.92, 9.16, 33.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0274, 29.56)

HWB

hwb(8.9, 66.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac1c5

Analogous

#c5aab4

#c5aeaa

#c5bcaa

Triadic

#c5aeaa

#aac5ae

#aeaac5

Split-complementary

#c5aeaa

#aac5bc

#aab4c5

Tetradic

#c5aeaa

#c1c5aa

#aac1c5

#aeaac5

Square

#c5aeaa

#b4c5aa

#aac1c5

#bcaac5

Shades

Color #c5aeaa mixed toward black.

#ac8b86

#926a63

#6d504a

#493532

#241b19

Tints

Color #c5aeaa mixed toward white.

#cfbcb8

#d8c9c6

#e2d7d5

#ece4e3

#f5f2f1

Tones

Color #c5aeaa mixed toward gray.

#c3b0ac

#c1b1af

#beb3b1

#bcb4b3

#bab6b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbab · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#bdbeab · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#c4acac · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5aeaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5aeaa]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c5aeaa (#c5aeaa) is rgb(197, 174, 170) in RGB.

No, #c5aeaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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